County Board to Attend February Civic Federation Meeting

The Arlington County Board will attend the February meeting of the Arlington Civic Federation (Tuesday, February 2nd at 7 PM, Auditorium, Virginia Hospital Center).

Note that you must be a CivFed Delegate to submit questions to County Board members.

How Energy Efficient Will New Arlington Public Buildings Really Be?

How energy efficient will new Arlington County public buildings really be? Arlington Mill Community Center? Wakefield HS? Walter Reed Career Center? Your observatons? A.Y.

Fisette Has Major Conflicts of Interest Via Domestic Partner's Corporation

Hi Yupette,

Check out the consulting firm Healthy Companies International, owned by Jay Fisette's domestic partner, Robert Rosen. Client list reads like the membership of the local and U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Including Dominion Resources, which Fisette just appointed to his environmental task force.

Kelly

Potomac Overlook Park - Same Old Park, More Green PR

Hello, Yupette,

I visited the Potomac OverLook Nature Center, now the James Mayer Memorial Nature Center, the other day to see what the Energerium is all about. The Energerium consists of a number of plaques affixed to the inside walls asking visitors to turn off unused lights, buy compact florescent bulbs, etc. The solar panel demonstration project is apparently not producing energy. Solar water heating panels were recently installed on the Park Ranger's home, and are working well. The worst of the invasive plants have been removed.

Cindy

Green Party Asks for Inclusion on Environmental Taskforce

Writing to County Board Chairman Jay Fisette on January 7th, Arlington Green Party Chairman John Reeder asked for inclusion of a Green Party representative on the County's environmental task force. Reeder also stated that the taskforce is "disproportionately composed of representatives of fossil fuel companies and associations."

Guest Thread: Planning for New Wakefield H.S. Will Start Soon

Hi Yupette,

Please be aware that planning for a new Wakefield High School will start soon. So if you have children who will attend Wakefield you should be involved. Don't leave the decision-making to the politicians. Our kids deserve better than educational decisions made on the basis of local politics by political parties.

Maria

Fisette's Agenda for 2010 - More "Green Gimmicks"

Did anyone hear the words "renewable energy" during the County Board's organizational meeting today? Why weren't any Arlington Green Party members appointed to Fisette's environmental taskforce? Does Jay Fisette really expect Arlingtonians to commute to work by bicycle over Arlington's pot holed and poorly lighted streets and roads?